Huawei’s P50 Pro and foldable P50 Pocket are getting pricey Google-free releases outside China

Huawei, the embattled Chinese tech giant that continues to be the target of strict US sanctions, has announced that its flagship P50 Pro and foldable P50 Pocket will be sold outside of China. The P50 Pro will cost €1,199 (around $1,353), while the P50 Pocket will start at €1,299 (around $1,466). Huawei’s press release says the two phones will be available in “key markets across Asia Pacific, The Middle East & Africa, Europe and Latin America,” but declined to say exactly when… Source link

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Google Just Gave You the Best Reason Yet to Finally Quit Using Chrome

A while back, Google said that it was on board with the idea that cookies–the little pieces of software code that websites use to do all sorts of things like keeping you logged in, to letting an advertiser know when you’ve clicked on their ad and then made a purchase–were bad. At least, the third-party kind–the ones that track your activity across the internet. Those types of cookies would be blocked in Chrome by 2023.   Except, because Google–like every advertising platform–uses… Source link

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NHL renews Yandex broadcast deal in Russia

Deal allows Yandex to create new 24/7 NHL channel Internet services provider says its coverage has increased NHL interest in Russia The National Hockey League (NHL) has signed a multi-year extension of its Russian broadcast partnership with internet services provider Yandex. The renewal will see Yandex – considered the Russian equivalent to Google – continue to broadcast live regular season and… Source link

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Super Bowl halftime show reaches agreement on dancers

After a considerable backlash from the dance community, the NFL will stop asking professional dancers to work for free as part of its upcoming Super Bowl halftime show. SAG-AFTRA, the entertainment union that counts dancers among its members, announced in a statement Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with the halftime show producers for all professional dancers in the show to be compensated for their labor. The statement also notes that Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, which will executive produce… Source link

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Kevin Durant to miss All-Star Game for MCL rehab

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is expected to miss his second straight All-Star Game as he recovers from an MCL sprain, league sources told Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes as he relayed on TNT Tuesday night. Durant is out with an MCL sprain in his left knee after sustaining the injury Jan. 15. Durant was injured after teammate Bruce Brown fell backward into him after colliding with New Orleans Pelicans center Herbert Jones. Durant tried to continue, but eventually was ruled out for the… Source link

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Jimmy Butler, Cade Cunningham ejections show refs’ flaws

It was a banner spell for NBA referees over the past week, who decided to dish out their version of law and order. First, it was No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham getting tossed after a highlight dunk and a point to his team’s bench as if to say, “Told y’all so.” Then a few days later, Jimmy Butler got rang up twice after unleashing on one official following an and-one, likely after a missed call on the previous end. Butler earned one technical for sure, but the second was called by a trail… Source link

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Google expands in Brazil seeking to improve areas of privacy and security

The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Jan 25 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) is slated to hire 200 engineers in Brazil this year, as it seeks to bolster its privacy, security, and anti-abusive content technologies, Berthier Ribeiro-Neto, its director of engineering for Latin America, told Reuters on Tuesday. The 2023 hiring push would double the current number of engineers working in… Source link

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Big Tech unlikely to see selling relief

Stretched valuations, coupled with the threat of rising interest rates, have landed technology stocks into trouble to start the new year. And although Microsoft (MSFT) on Tuesday bucked a trend of lackluster fourth quarter results, DataTrek Research thinks a couple of factors are sending the popular sector into a downward spiral, which aren’t likely to be offset by encouraging earnings. That could spell bad news for Meta (FB), Google (GOOG), Tesla (TSLA) and Apple (AAPL): the last two report… Source link

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Yandex renews NHL rights |

January 26, 2022 Yandex has entered into a multiyear renewal agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to continue to broadcast all regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs games in Russia through the 2023-24 season. As part of the deal, Yandex will deliver NHL games live and on-demand as part of its Yandex Plus subscription via the Kinopoisk apps for Smart TV and Android TV. Additionally, fans will have access to game broadcasts, interviews,… Source link

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Microsoft’s Shares Rebound as Forecast Focuses on Cloud Growth – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. shares rose in late trading, reversing an earlier decline, after the software giant gave a forecast that reassured investors the company’s Azure cloud-computing business still has potential to drive growth. Most Read from Bloomberg Earlier, Microsoft had reported quarterly sales that topped $50 billion for the first time and profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates, fueled by cloud, gaming and Windows software. Still, Azure revenue decelerated from recent… Source link

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